Red Beans & Rice with Sausage
Processing Score
20.8Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
6.5/10Good
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
071429013315
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size267 g
Amount per serving
Calories
430
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g
19%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 520mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate 61g
22%
Dietary Fiber 5g
18%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 14g
Calcium 60mg
5%
Iron 3.6mg
20%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
25 listed · 8 flagged for reviewCOOKED RICE, WATER, SMOKED SAUSAGE (PORK, WATER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VINEGAR, MUSTARD, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, POTASSIUM LACTATE, PAPRIKA, RED PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, GARLIC, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, CHILI POWDER [SPICES, SALT, GARLIC], SODIUM NITRITE, NATURAL FLAVOR), DRIED RED BEAN, ONION, REFINED LARD (LARD AND HYDROGENATED LARD, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE, AND CITRIC ACID ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR), ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GREEN BELL PEPPER, MARGARINE (LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BHA & BHT ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE AND VITAMIN D3 ADDED), YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, DRIED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER, CANOLA OIL, CELERY, TOASTED ONION POWDER, SPICES (INCLUDING PAPRIKA), GRANULATED GARLIC, SMOKE FLAVOR (TORULA YEAST, SMOKE FLAVOR), LOWER SODIUM SEA SALT (SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM SALTS), SPROUTED WHEAT FLOUR, XANTHAN GUM, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, CELERY SEEDS, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Red Beans & Rice with Sausage scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Smoke Flavor (Torula Yeast, Smoke Flavor)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Red Beans & Rice with Sausage's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Smoked Sausage (Pork, Water, Corn Syrup Solids, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Vinegar, Mustard, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Potassium Lactate, Paprika, Red Pepper, Black Pepper, Garlic, Sodium Erythorbate, Chili Powder [Spices, Salt, Garlic], Sodium Nitrite, Natural Flavor), Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Bha & Bht Added To Protect Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate And Vitamin D3 Added), Canola Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Lower Sodium Sea Salt (Sea Salt, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Salts).
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Bacon vs Sausage comparison.
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